Composer Amedee Barre was born on the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe in 1904. And, even though his official occupation was as a justice court clerk, many saw him as a true musician at heart. He was a mandolin virtuoso, a violin teacher, and performer who composed Creole songs. On today's show, hear Barre's grandsons, the Grimbert-Barre Trio, play a set of his Creole songs at a concert presented by the Colour of Music Festival.

Episode Playlist

Hour 1

William Grant Still: Wood Notes: Moon Dusk
Fort Smith Symphony; John Jeter, conductor
Still: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3; Wood Notes
Naxos 559676

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Duo for Violin and Viola in G, K. 423
Artists of the Barenboim-Said Academy
Artists of the Barenboim-Said Academy, Konzerthaus, Berlin Germany

Sergei Rachmaninoff, trans. Vyacheslav Gryaznov: Italian Polka
Vyacheslav Gryaznov, piano
Grand Piano Series, Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church, Naples, FL

William Grant Still: Afro-American Symphony
The Orchestra Now; Leon Botstein, conductor
Bard College, The Sosnoff Theatre at The Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Hour 2

Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp: III. Finale: Allegro moderato ma risoluto
Paul Neubauer,viola; Bridget Kibbey, harp; Tara Helen O'Connor, flute
Music@Menlo From Bach, Vol. 6
Music@Menlo NA

Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 2: Movement 1
Sydney Symphony Orchestra; Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia

Johann Sebastian Bach: Sonata for Flute and Keyboard in G minor, BWV 1020
Tara Helen O’Connor, flute; Stephen Prutsman, piano
Chamber Music from Spoleto Festival USA 2019, South Carolina Public Radio, Dock Street Theater, Charleston, SC

Amedee Barre: Creole Songs
Grimbert-Barre Trio
Colour of Music Festival, Memminger Auditorium, Charleston, SC